The most interesting axiom here is that if something can't be taught well, it shouldn't be taught at all. I took French (as was required in Canada), which was

The most interesting axiom here is that if something can't be taught well, it shouldn't be taught at all. I took French (as was required in Canada), which was taught badly. For 2 years we had a teacher who didn't actually speak French, but taught vocabulary out of the textbook. I also took a year of Latin, which was taught well by an inspiring teacher. I'm sure I got more value out of Latin, even though speaking French is occasionally useful.